1.  The Labour vote declined least in Scotland, while the Conservative vote declined most in the Northwest of England.

2.  Banks seen as weak declined the most.

3.  After homicides, car thefts declined most in the city this year.

4.  Dover Corp. declined the most of stocks in the Bloomberg New York index.

5.  He recently sold stocks of financial companies, which are among those whose earnings decline the most when rates rise.

6.  In both cities, sales of furniture, home electronics, accessories such as handbags and jewelry declined the most.

7.  Interest rate-sensitive groups, such as insurance, real estate and steelmakers, declined the most.

8.  It shows that values have declined most in the Sacramento area, the Central Valley and San Bernardino County.

9.  Large banks with significant business in Asia declined the most.

10.  Large banks that do business overseas declined the most.